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| alias = {{hlist|Hillsong|Hillsong Live (until 2014)<ref name="Charisma">{{cite web |last1=Retailing |first1=Christine D. Johnson/Chrsitian |title=Hillsong Live Changes Name to Reflect Worshipful Style |url=https://www.charismanews.com/culture/44193-hillsong-live-changes-name-to-reflect-worshipful-style |website=Charisma News |access-date=3 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>}}
| alias = Hillsong, Hillsong Live
| origin = [[Sydney]], Australia
| origin = [[Sydney]], Australia
| genre = [[Contemporary worship music|Praise and worship]]
| genre = [[Contemporary worship music|Praise and worship]]
| years_active = {{start date|1983}}–present
| years_active = {{start date|1992}}–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|[[Integrity Media|Integrity]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]|[[Hillsong Music Australia|Hillsong]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Sony Music|Sony]]|[[Integrity Media|Integrity]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]|[[Hillsong Music Australia|Hillsong]]}}
| associated_acts = [[Hillsong United (band)|Hillsong United]], [[Hillsong Young & Free]]
| associated_acts = [[Hillsong United (band)|Hillsong United]], [[Hillsong Young & Free]]
| website = {{official URL}}
| website = {{official URL}}
| current_members = * [[Reuben Morgan]]
| current_members =* Matt Crocker
* Chris Davenport
* Jonathon Douglass
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* [[Ben Fielding]]
* Jad Gillies
* Benjamin William Hastings
* Autumn Hardman
* Nigel Hendroff
* Hannah Hobbs
* [[Joel Houston]]
* [[Joel Houston]]
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* [[Ben Fielding]]
* Matt Crocker
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* David Ware
* Annie Garratt
* Annie Garratt
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* Taya Gaukrodger
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* Tarryn Stokes
* Aodhan King
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* [[Taya Smith-Gaukrodger]]
* [[Brooke Fraser]]
* [[Reuben Morgan]]
* Alexander Pappas
* Benjamin Tennikoff
* Courtney Tennikoff
* Rachel Toomalatai
* Dee Uluirewa
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* David Ware
* Dan McMurray

| past_members = * [[Geoff Bullock]]
| past_members = * [[Geoff Bullock]]
* [[Darlene Zschech]]
* [[Darlene Zschech]]
* [[Marty Sampson]]
* [[Marty Sampson]]
* [[Brooke Fraser|Brooke Ligertwood]]
}}
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'''Hillsong Worship''' (formerly '''Hillsong Live''') is an Australian [[contemporary worship music|praise and worship]] group from [[Sydney]], Australia, where they started making music in 1983 at [[Hillsong Church]]. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine charts in the US, with "[[What a Beautiful Name]]" (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US. The band has some notable members, including [[Darlene Zschech]], [[Marty Sampson]], [[Brooke Fraser]], [[Reuben Morgan]], and [[Joel Houston]].
'''Hillsong Worship''' (formerly '''Hillsong Live''') is a [[contemporary worship music|praise and worship]] collective from [[Sydney]], Australia. They started making music in 1983 at [[Hillsong Church]]. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine charts in the US, with "[[What a Beautiful Name]]" (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US. The band has some notable members, including [[Darlene Zschech]], [[Marty Sampson]], [[Brooke Fraser]], [[Reuben Morgan]], and [[Joel Houston]].


==Background==
==Background==
The group was formed in 1983 out of [[Sydney]], Australia, where they were located at [[Hillsong Church]], while now they are spread across the globe.<ref name="CR Profile">{{cite web|title=Hillsong Worship|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Hillsong_Worship/26915/|author=[[Cross Rhythms]]|publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]]|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="AM Bio">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/biography|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> Their members have gone on to individually successful careers, the likes of [[Darlene Zschech]], [[Marty Sampson]], [[Brooke Fraser]], [[Reuben Morgan]], and [[Joel Houston]].<ref name="AM Bio"/> The group was called Hillsong Live until June 2014, when they took the name Hillsong Worship.<ref>Christine D. Johnson, charismanews.com, [http://www.charismanews.com/culture/44193-hillsong-live-changes-name-to-reflect-worshipful-style Hillsong Live Changes Name to Reflect Worshipful Style], 10 June 2014</ref>
The group was formed in 1983 in [[Sydney]], Australia, where they were located at [[Hillsong Church]], while now they are spread across the globe.<ref name="CR Profile">{{cite web|title=Hillsong Worship|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Hillsong_Worship/26915/|author=[[Cross Rhythms]]|publisher=[[Cross Rhythms]]|access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="AM Bio">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/biography|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> Their members have gone on to individually successful careers, the likes of [[Darlene Zschech]], [[Marty Sampson]], [[Brooke Fraser]], [[Reuben Morgan]], and [[Joel Houston]].<ref name="AM Bio"/> The group was called Hillsong Live until June 2014, when they took the name Hillsong Worship.<ref name="Charisma" />


==History==
==History==
Hillsong Worship released its first album, ''Spirit and Truth'', in 1988.<ref>{{cite book | first1=Justin | last1=Beaumont | first2=Christopher | last2=Baker | title=Postsecular Cities: Space, Theory and Practice | publisher=Continuum | location=UK | year=2011 | pages=59–60}}</ref> In 1996, ''[[Shout to the Lord (album)|Shout to the Lord]]'' was their first album in partnership with Integrity Music as part of the Hosanna! Music series.
Hillsong Worship released its first album, ''Spirit and Truth'', in 1988.<ref>{{cite book | first1=Justin | last1=Beaumont | first2=Christopher | last2=Baker | title=Postsecular Cities: Space, Theory and Practice | publisher=A&C Black | location=UK | year=2011 | pages=59–60}}</ref> Then, ''[[Show Your Glory]]'' in 1990,<ref>Hillsong Music Australia, [https://distribution.hillsong.com/help/about Who Is Hillsong Music Australia?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306092314/https://distribution.hillsong.com/help/about |date=6 March 2016 }}, Australia, Retrieved 9 January 2016</ref> ''[[The Power of Your Love]]'' in 1992, ''[[Stone's Been Rolled Away]]'' in 1993, ''[[People Just Like Us]]'' in 1994, ''[[Friends in High Places (Hillsong album)|Friends in High Places]]'' in 1995, ''[[Shout to the Lord (album)|Shout to the Lord]]'' (their first album in partnership with Integrity Music as part of the Hosanna! Music series) in 1996, ''[[God Is in the House (Hillsong Church album)|God Is in the House]]'' in 1996, ''All Things Are Possible'' in 1997, and ''[[Touching Heaven Changing Earth]]'' in 1998, ''[[By Your Side (Hillsong album)|By Your Side]]'' in 1999, ''[[For This Cause]]'' in 2000, ''[[You Are My World]]'' in 2001, ''[[Blessed (Hillsong album)|Blessed]]'' in 2002, ''[[Hope (Hillsong album)|Hope]]'' in 2003, ''[[For All You've Done]]'' in 2004, ''[[God He Reigns]]'' in 2005, ''[[Mighty to Save (Hillsong album)|Mighty to Save]]'' in 2006, ''[[Saviour King]]'' in 2007, ''[[This Is Our God]]'' in 2008, ''[[Faith + Hope + Love]]'' in 2009, ''[[A Beautiful Exchange]]'' in 2010, ''[[God Is Able (Hillsong album)|God Is Able]]'' in 2011, ''[[Cornerstone (Hillsong Church album)|Cornerstone]]'' in 2012, ''[[Glorious Ruins]]'' in 2013, ''[[No Other Name]]'', their first as Hillsong Worship, in 2014, ''[[Open Heaven / River Wild]]'' in 2015, ''[[Let There Be Light (album)|Let There Be Light]]'' in 2016, ''[[The Peace Project (album)|The Peace Project]]'' in 2017, ''[[There Is More]]'' in 2018 and [[Awake (Hillsong Worship album)|''Awake'']] in 2019.<ref name="AM Disc"/> All of the group's albums since 2004 have been charted in Australia.


The group has also seen twelve albums chart on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine charts, where there have been placements on the [[Christian Albums]] and the [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] charts (those were ''For All You've Done'', ''God He Reigns'', and ''Mighty to Save'').<ref name="AM Awards">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/awards|author=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> Their albums ''Saviour King'', ''This Is Our God'', ''Faith + Hope + Love'', ''A Beautiful Exchange'', ''God Is Able'', ''Cornerstone'', ''Glorious Ruins'', ''No Other Name'', and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'' have charted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and Christian Albums charts.<ref name="AM Awards"/> Two of their albums, ''For All You've Done'' and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'', have reached number one on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]].
All of the group's albums since 2004 have been charted in Australia and two albums, ''For All You've Done'' and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'', have reached number one on the [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]]. The group has also seen twelve albums chart on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] magazine charts, where there have been placements on the [[Christian Albums]] and the [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] charts (those were ''For All You've Done'', ''God He Reigns'', and ''Mighty to Save'').<ref name="AM Awards">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/awards|author=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref> Their albums ''Saviour King'', ''This Is Our God'', ''Faith + Hope + Love'', ''A Beautiful Exchange'', ''God Is Able'', ''Cornerstone'', ''Glorious Ruins'', ''No Other Name'', and ''Open Heaven / River Wild'' have charted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and Christian Albums charts.<ref name="AM Awards"/>


In 2018, Hillsong Worship won the [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song]] with "[[What a Beautiful Name]]".
In 2018, Hillsong Worship won the [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song]] with "[[What a Beautiful Name]]".


Their albums have been recorded by the labels [[Hillsong Music Australia|Hillsong Music]], [[Sony Music]], [[Integrity Media|Integrity Music]], [[Epic Records]], [[Columbia Records]], and [[Sparrow Records]].<ref name="AM Disc">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/discography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>
Their albums have been recorded by the labels [[Hillsong Music Australia|Hillsong Music]], [[Sony Music]], [[Integrity Media|Integrity Music]], [[Epic Records]], [[Columbia Records]], and [[Sparrow Records]].<ref name="AM Disc">{{cite web|title=Hillsong : Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hillsong-mn0000679370/discography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 August 2015}}</ref>

===Michael Guglielmucci cancer scandal===
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It was reported in 2008 that Michael Guglielmucci, [[pastor]] of the church and former bass player in the [[Planetshakers]] band, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Sharon |title=Chart-topping pastor's cancer lie |pages=1 |location=Adelaide, Australia |date=29 August 2008 |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/4972420/charttopping-pastors-cancer-lie/ |newspaper=7News |access-date=17 April 2024 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921125606/https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/4972420/charttopping-pastors-cancer-lie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last = Wheatley | first = Kim | title = Go to police, church tells lying pastor; praise to the fraud | pages = 1–2 | newspaper = The Advertiser | location = Adelaide, Australia | date = 22 August 2008 }}</ref> He wrote "Healer", a song of encouragement for believers who were suffering from cancer, for the album ''Saviour of the World'', which was released in June (2007).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/thats-sir-conman-to-you-copper-2008s-bizarre-rap-sheet-20081115-67pd.html | location=Melbourne, Australia | newspaper=The Age | title=That's Sir Conman to you, copper: 2008's bizarre rap sheet | first=Mark | last=Russell | date=16 November 2008}}</ref> Guglielmucci performed the song regularly over a two-year period, often with an oxygen tube attached to his nose,<ref name=police>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/news/preacher-told-go-to-police/news-story/e1852c777bd16d360c5b4c20f2b38121 |title=Fake illness preacher Michael Guglielmucci told to go to police |last=Wheatley |first=Kim |date=15 October 2009 |website=News.com.au |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> and during this time received money from supporters who believed his illness was real.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wheatley |first=Kim |date=11 September 2008 |title=Porn pastor unlikely to face charges &#124; The Advertiser |newspaper=The Advertiser |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/porn-pastor-unlikely-to-face-charges/story-e6frea83-1111117460461 |access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

Guglielmucci later explained his actions as being a result of a long-term [[pornography addiction]].<ref name=fake/> The track had also been added to the [[Hillsong Church#Guglielmucci cancer claim scandal|Hillsong]] album ''[[This Is Our God]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |title=Hillsong Pastor Michael Guglielmucci on Today Tonight - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcswYwQczPc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/HcswYwQczPc |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but later removed from the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hillsong.com/music/product.php?xProd=4603|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407094047/http://www.hillsong.com/music/product.php?xProd=4603|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2008|title=Hillsong Music Australia - This Is Our God - CD /DVD - Pre Order Now and receive free shipping! Released July 2008|date=7 April 2008}}</ref> Representatives of churches with which Guglielmucci had affiliations told the press they were totally unaware of this situation. In an email sent to Hillsong members, the church's general manager, George Aghajanian, said the news was even a shock to Guglielmucci's own family and that the suspended pastor was seeking professional help. Guglielmucci was stripped of all credentials by the [[Australian Christian Churches]], who promised that all money donated by listeners inspired by the song would be returned or donated to charity and Guglielmucci's bank accounts would be audited to determine the amount of funds raised.<ref name="abc2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-25/money-back-pledge-from-disgraced-pastor/488174 |title=Money back pledge from disgraced pastor - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |newspaper=ABC News |date=25 August 2008 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fake illness preacher Michael Guglielmucci told to go to police |url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24212817-5006301,00.html |work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |date=22 August 2008 |accessdate=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821144157/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24212817-5006301,00.html |archivedate=21 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pop star pastor lied about cancer |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=618463 |work=[[National Nine News]] |date=21 August 2008 |accessdate=21 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822132241/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=618463 |archivedate=22 August 2008}}</ref>

Michael is the son of Danny Guglielmucci, co-founder of [[Edge Church |Edge Church International]], located in the southern Adelaide suburb of [[Reynella, South Australia |Reynella]], also a Pentecostal church and a member of the [[Australian Christian Churches]] (formerly Assemblies of God in Australia) network.<ref name=fake>{{cite news |date=28 August 2008 |publisher=ABC News |title=Fake cancer preacher admits porn addiction |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-24/fake-cancer-preacher-admits-porn-addiction/487046 |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 August 2008 |title=Money back pledge from disgraced pastor |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-25/money-back-pledge-from-disgraced-pastor/488174 |access-date=26 September 2023 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>


== Notable members ==
== Notable members ==
The following have been or are currently members of Hillsong Worship:<ref name="AM Bio" /><ref name="FB About">{{cite web|author=Hillsong Worship|title=About|url=https://www.facebook.com/hillsongworship/info?tab=overview|publisher=[[Facebook]]|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref>
The following have been or are currently members of Hillsong Worship:<ref name="AM Bio" /><ref name="FB About">{{cite web|author=Hillsong Worship|title=About|url=https://www.facebook.com/hillsongworship/info?tab=overview|publisher=[[Facebook]]|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref>
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* [[Darlene Zschech]]
* [[Geoff Bullock]]
* [[Geoff Bullock]]
* [[Marty Sampson]]
* [[Brooke Fraser]]
* [[Brooke Fraser]]
* [[Joel Houston]]
* [[Joel Houston]]
* [[Reuben Morgan]]
* [[Reuben Morgan]]
* [[Annie Garratt]]
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* [[Tarryn Stokes]]
* [[Ben Fielding]]
* [[Ben Fielding]]
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* [[Darlene Zschech]]
* [[Taya Smith]]
* [[Taya Smith]]


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{main|Hillsong Worship discography}}
{{main|Hillsong Worship discography}}

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* ''[[Spirit and Truth]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Spirit and Truth]]'' (1988)
*''[[Show Your Glory]]'' (1990)<ref>Hillsong Music Australia, [https://distribution.hillsong.com/help/about Who Is Hillsong Music Australia?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306092314/https://distribution.hillsong.com/help/about |date=6 March 2016 }}, Australia, Retrieved 9 January 2016</ref>
*''[[Show Your Glory]]'' (1990)
* ''[[The Power of Your Love]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Power of Your Love]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Stone's Been Rolled Away]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Stone's Been Rolled Away]]'' (1993)
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*''[[The Peace Project (album)|The Peace Project]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Peace Project (album)|The Peace Project]]'' (2017)
*''[[There Is More]]'' (2018)
*''[[There Is More]]'' (2018)
*''[[Awake (Hillsong Worship album)|Awake]]'' (2019)
*''[[Awake (Hillsong Worship album)|Awake]]'' (2019)<ref name="AM Disc"/>
*''Take Heart (Again)'' (2020)
*''Take Heart (Again)'' (2020)
*''[[These Same Skies]]'' (2021)
*''[[These Same Skies]]'' (2021)
*''Team Night'' (2022)
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{{div col end}}


==Awards==
==Awards==
As of 2020 the group has received one [[Grammy Award]]<ref> National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, [https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/hillsong-worship/189071 Hillsong Worship], grammy.com, USA, retrieved 5 December 2020</ref> and nine [[Dove Award]]s.<ref> Gospel Music Association, [https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/ Past winners : Hillsong Worship], doveawards.com, USA, retrieved 5 December 2020</ref>
As of 2024 the group has received one [[Grammy Award]]<ref> National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, [https://www.grammy.com/artists/hillsong-worship/189071 Hillsong Worship], grammy.com, USA, retrieved October 5, 2024</ref> and nine [[Dove Award]]s.<ref> Gospel Music Association, [https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/ Past winners : Hillsong Worship], doveawards.com, USA, retrieved October 5, 2024</ref>


===APRA Awards===
===APRA Awards===
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[[Category:Musical groups from Sydney]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Sydney]]
[[Category:Performers of contemporary worship music]]
[[Category:Performers of contemporary worship music]]
[[Category:American Christian musical groups]]
[[Category:Australian Christian musical groups]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, 12 December 2024

Hillsong Worship
Also known as
  • Hillsong
  • Hillsong Live (until 2014)[1]
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresPraise and worship
Years active1992 (1992)–present
Labels
Members
  • Matt Crocker
  • Chris Davenport
  • Jonathon Douglass
  • Ben Fielding
  • Jad Gillies
  • Benjamin William Hastings
  • Autumn Hardman
  • Nigel Hendroff
  • Hannah Hobbs
  • Joel Houston
  • Annie Garratt
  • Taya Gaukrodger
  • Aodhan King
  • Reuben Morgan
  • Alexander Pappas
  • Benjamin Tennikoff
  • Courtney Tennikoff
  • Rachel Toomalatai
  • Dee Uluirewa
  • David Ware
  • Dan McMurray
Past members
Websitehillsong.com/worship Edit this at Wikidata

Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is a praise and worship collective from Sydney, Australia. They started making music in 1983 at Hillsong Church. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the Billboard magazine charts in the US, with "What a Beautiful Name" (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US. The band has some notable members, including Darlene Zschech, Marty Sampson, Brooke Fraser, Reuben Morgan, and Joel Houston.

Background

[edit]

The group was formed in 1983 in Sydney, Australia, where they were located at Hillsong Church, while now they are spread across the globe.[2][3] Their members have gone on to individually successful careers, the likes of Darlene Zschech, Marty Sampson, Brooke Fraser, Reuben Morgan, and Joel Houston.[3] The group was called Hillsong Live until June 2014, when they took the name Hillsong Worship.[1]

History

[edit]

Hillsong Worship released its first album, Spirit and Truth, in 1988.[4] In 1996, Shout to the Lord was their first album in partnership with Integrity Music as part of the Hosanna! Music series.

All of the group's albums since 2004 have been charted in Australia and two albums, For All You've Done and Open Heaven / River Wild, have reached number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. The group has also seen twelve albums chart on the Billboard magazine charts, where there have been placements on the Christian Albums and the Heatseekers Albums charts (those were For All You've Done, God He Reigns, and Mighty to Save).[5] Their albums Saviour King, This Is Our God, Faith + Hope + Love, A Beautiful Exchange, God Is Able, Cornerstone, Glorious Ruins, No Other Name, and Open Heaven / River Wild have charted on the Billboard 200 and Christian Albums charts.[5]

In 2018, Hillsong Worship won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with "What a Beautiful Name".

Their albums have been recorded by the labels Hillsong Music, Sony Music, Integrity Music, Epic Records, Columbia Records, and Sparrow Records.[6]

Michael Guglielmucci cancer scandal

[edit]

It was reported in 2008 that Michael Guglielmucci, pastor of the church and former bass player in the Planetshakers band, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer.[7][8] He wrote "Healer", a song of encouragement for believers who were suffering from cancer, for the album Saviour of the World, which was released in June (2007).[9] Guglielmucci performed the song regularly over a two-year period, often with an oxygen tube attached to his nose,[10] and during this time received money from supporters who believed his illness was real.[11]

Guglielmucci later explained his actions as being a result of a long-term pornography addiction.[12] The track had also been added to the Hillsong album This Is Our God (2008),[13] but later removed from the album.[14] Representatives of churches with which Guglielmucci had affiliations told the press they were totally unaware of this situation. In an email sent to Hillsong members, the church's general manager, George Aghajanian, said the news was even a shock to Guglielmucci's own family and that the suspended pastor was seeking professional help. Guglielmucci was stripped of all credentials by the Australian Christian Churches, who promised that all money donated by listeners inspired by the song would be returned or donated to charity and Guglielmucci's bank accounts would be audited to determine the amount of funds raised.[15][16][17]

Michael is the son of Danny Guglielmucci, co-founder of Edge Church International, located in the southern Adelaide suburb of Reynella, also a Pentecostal church and a member of the Australian Christian Churches (formerly Assemblies of God in Australia) network.[12][18]

Notable members

[edit]

The following have been or are currently members of Hillsong Worship:[3][19]

Discography

[edit]
Main article: Hillsong Worship discography

Awards

[edit]

As of 2024 the group has received one Grammy Award[21] and nine Dove Awards.[22]

APRA Awards

[edit]

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2012 "It Is Well With My Soul" (Writers: Benjamin Fielding / Reuben Morgan) Song of the Year Shortlisted [24]

Billboard Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[25] Hillsong Worship Top Christian Artist Nominated
There is More Top Christian Album Nominated
"Who You Say I Am" Top Christian Song Nominated

GMA Dove Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 "What a Beautiful Name" Song of the Year Won
"What a Beautiful Name" Worship Song of the Year Won
Let There Be Light Worship Album of the Year Nominated
Long Form Video of the Year Nominated
2019 "Who You Say I Am" Song of the Year Nominated
"Who You Say I Am" Worship Song of the Year Won
"Who You Say I Am (Studio Version)" Worship Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
2020 Hillsong Worship Artist of the Year Nominated
"King of Kings" Song of the Year Nominated
"King of Kings (Live at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, AU 2019)" Worship Song of the Year Nominated
Awake Worship Album of the Year Won
Awake (Live) Long Form Video of the Year Won

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Retailing, Christine D. Johnson/Chrsitian. "Hillsong Live Changes Name to Reflect Worshipful Style". Charisma News. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ Cross Rhythms. "Hillsong Worship". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "Hillsong : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Beaumont, Justin; Baker, Christopher (2011). Postsecular Cities: Space, Theory and Practice. UK: Continuum. pp. 59–60.
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